a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him";
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I''m tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks;
(informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig;
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice";
of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it''s a little way away";
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice";
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings''s poetry is written all in minuscule letters";
not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children";
